Teaching happiness (economics) in your dismal-science courses

This paper discusses ideas for incorporating the study of happiness and other measures of self-reported or subjective well-being (SWB) into undergraduate economics courses. We begin by motivating why students of economics would benefit from learning about SWB, and then proceed to provide examples of ways to introduce this topic into different parts of the curriculum: macroeconomics, microeconomics, and upper division electives.

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London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
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2025-10-16
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Innovations in Educational Methods
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Teaching happiness (economics) in your dismal-science courses

London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Innovations in Educational Methods
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Teaching happiness (economics) in your dismal-science courses

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Abstract

This paper discusses ideas for incorporating the study of happiness and other measures of self-reported or subjective well-being (SWB) into undergraduate economics courses. We begin by motivating why students of economics would benefit from learning about SWB, and then proceed to provide examples of ways to introduce this topic into different parts of the curriculum: macroeconomics, microeconomics, and upper division electives.

London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Openalex Percentile: Top 25%
Innovations in Educational Methods
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